Taxpayers will have the option to go paperless for IRS correspondence by 2024 filing season
IRS paperless processing initiative will eliminate up to 200 million pieces of paper annually, cut
processing times in half, and expedite refunds by several weeks
The IRS receives about 76 million paper tax returns and forms, and 125 million pieces of
correspondence, notice responses, and non-tax forms each year, and its limited capability to
accept these forms digitally or digitize paper it receives has prevented the IRS from delivering the
world-class service taxpayers deserve.
Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act resources, taxpayers are now able to respond to more notices
online, and the IRS has made significant progress adopting new technology that automates the
scanning of millions of paper returns.
Filing season 2024: Taxpayers will be able to go paperless
Taxpayers will be able to digitally submit all correspondence, non-tax forms, and
responses to notices; as a result, the IRS estimates more than 94% of individual taxpayers
will no longer ever need to send mail to the IRS.
Taxpayers will be able to e-file 20 additional tax forms. Achieving this milestone will
enable up to 4 million additional tax documents to be filed digitally every year.
At least 20 of the most used non-tax forms will be available in digital, mobile friendly
formats that make them easy for taxpayers to complete and submit.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-launches-paperless-processing-initiative
Source: IRS